2018 WAFF U-16 Championship

The 2018 WAFF U-16 Championship is the sixth edition of the WAFF Youth Competition.^[1] The previous edition was an Under-16 age group competition held in Jordan in 2015.

2018 WAFF U-16 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Jordan
City	Amman
Dates	1–9 August
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (1st title)
Runners-up	India
Third place	Jordan
Fourth place	Yemen
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	36 (3.6 per match)
Top scorer	Reziq Banihani (6 goals)
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Participating nations

Team	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
India	1st	—	—
Iraq	6th	2015	Champions (2013, 2015)
Japan	1st	—	—
Jordan	6th	2015	Third place (2007, 2013)
Yemen	2nd	2009	Group stage (2009)

Results

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	4	4	0	0	9	4	+5	12
India	4	3	0	1	9	2	+7	9
Jordan	4	2	0	2	11	9	+2	6
Yemen	4	1	0	3	5	4	+1	3
Iraq	4	0	0	4	2	13	−11	0

Source: WAFF

1 August 2018

17:00

Jordan	0–4	India
	Report	V. P. Singh 43', 61', 73' Oram 84'

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

1 August 2018

20:00

Yemen	0–1	Japan
	Report	Nakano 63'

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Referee: Omar Al Miani (Jordan)

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3 August 2018

17:00

Yemen	2–0	Iraq
Ali 62', 85'	Report

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Referee: Emad Bojeh (Palestine)

3 August 2018

20:00

Japan	2–1	India
Kondo 57' Toyama 64'	Report	V. P. Singh 26'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)

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5 August 2018

17:00

Japan	3–2	Jordan
Kondo 31' Handa 54' Aoki 64'	Report	Banihani 8' Alruzi 90+4'

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Referee: Watheq Mohammad (Iraq)

5 August 2018

20:00

India	1–0	Iraq
Shendre 90+3'	Report

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Referee: Feras Yousef (Yemen)

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7 August 2018

17:00

India	3–0	Yemen
H. Singh 39' Demello 47' Danu 49'	Report

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Referee: Watheq Mohammad (Iraq)

7 August 2018

20:00

Iraq	1–7	Jordan
Mohammad 57'	Report	Banihani 16', 33', 50', 53', 85' Alhanahneh 37' Al Shanaineh 90+3'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)

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9 August 2018

17:00

Iraq	1–3	Japan
Abed 65'	Report	Toyama 49' Nakano 88', 90'

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Referee: Omar AlMaani (Jordan)

9 August 2018

20:00

Jordan	2–1	Yemen
Smreen 71', 80'	Report	Ali 81'

King Abdullah Stadium, Amman

Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

Champion

2018 WAFF U-16 Championship champion
Japan First title